That Nashville Music
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That Nashville Music was an American television program featuring country music
performers singing their biggest hits. The series aired in syndication
from 1970 through 1985.
Early in the series run, the series was hosted by country music star Dave Dudley
. In later years, guest performers - usually two or three per episode - were featured. A broad range of singers and groups were featured, from the legends and current superstars to up-and-coming acts.
The final act of each episode featured cloggers, a group of eight to 16 country music tap dancers.
The series was distributed by Show Biz Inc., and produced at Opryland USA
in Nashville, Tennessee
. Purina Dog Chow was the show's sponsor.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
performers singing their biggest hits. The series aired in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
from 1970 through 1985.
Early in the series run, the series was hosted by country music star Dave Dudley
Dave Dudley
Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'...
. In later years, guest performers - usually two or three per episode - were featured. A broad range of singers and groups were featured, from the legends and current superstars to up-and-coming acts.
The final act of each episode featured cloggers, a group of eight to 16 country music tap dancers.
The series was distributed by Show Biz Inc., and produced at Opryland USA
Opryland USA
Opryland USA was an amusement park located in suburban Nashville, Tennessee. It operated seasonally from 1972 until 1997...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. Purina Dog Chow was the show's sponsor.
Sources
- Erickson, Hal. "Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Co. Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, 1989. ISBN 0-89950-410-8.